I ran out to the parking lot to chase after Caroline. Stopping as I saw her standing by her car with her face up towards the sky. It was raining now and the rain was falling so hard that her hair had lost its natural curls. I watched her for a minute wondering what was causing her to stand there allowing her to be soaked by the rain.

I thought about my time with her when I was a dog and decided to go out of my element with what I would do next. One thing Caroline would never be able to say was that I never gave it everything when it came to her.

I yelled out to her as loud as I could "I wrote you!"

She startled and then turned towards me as she wiped the hair out of her face. Her face was full of anger and hurt as she yelled back "What?"

"I wrote you, every day for the past week." I yelled back to her as I advanced towards her slowly

She put her hands out to stop me from getting closer to her as I stood there, her hands the only thing keeping our bodies apart.

"It's over Klaus" she whispered

"It's not over Love; it's not over till I say it's over." I said cupping her face in my hands and placing my lips upon hers and kissing her with all the passion I had been holding back. This wasn't just any kiss, this was how I felt about her and I was saying it all as my lips melted into hers.

I picked her up by the waist not taking my lips from hers and set her on top of the hood of her car. I gently trailed my hands up her thighs feeling as her dress molded to her legs from the rain.

She had her fingers in my hair tugging me closer as I leaned into her body, pressing my chest against hers. She trailed one of her hands down my chest and caressed every spot she touched lighting my body on fire. No woman had ever made me feel so alive.

She pulled away from me quickly and held a hand over her mouth as she shook her head no for the second time tonight. "This isn't right" she whispered.

I let go of her and backed away feeling anger boiling up inside of me. One minute she's looking at me like I am all she can see and the next like I am a monster. She is constantly debating with herself and yet always leaving me confused.

She looked up at me through rain soaked lashed and said "It's not you, it's me"

"I haven't heard THAT before" I said sarcastically

"Klaus I LLL…. I Lust you." She said looking at me with what was obviously pity

I looked at her not knowing what to say. I knew she was attracted to me, so was this her way of saying this is all she would ever feel was lust.

"I am physically attracted to you as a man…vampire…hybrid man." She said quickly "which is giving you the wrong message."

Oh Sweet Heart I thought, every message from you lately seems like the wrong one.

She slid off her car pulling her dress down to her knees and taking one last look at me before she slipped into her car. I watched as she started the ignition, as she put it into drive and yes, I even watched her drive away.

I waited to see if her tail lights would light up and she would get out of the car and jump into my arms and tell me that she was mine. I waited till her car had disappeared, letting me know once again she was gone.

I walked back into the bar and sat down yelling for the bartender to make me a scotch. He quickly slid it in front of me as I nodded to him.

"I thought I told you to never come back?"

I swiveled around in my chair meeting the witch's big brown eyes.

I smirked at her and waived for her to sit down. "Let me buy you a drink Bonnie" I said keeping my eyes locked on hers.

She sat down next to me and told the bartender what she wanted before turning to me and saying "OHHH he knows I have a name"

"We all have names love" I whispered nudging her with my elbow

She thanked the bartender and grabbed her drink taking a sip before asking "So, I told you not to come back?"

I glanced up at her then back down at my drink as I caressed the outer rim with my fingers. "I don't take orders; you of all people should know that."

"We made a deal Klaus!" she snapped

"Who DID you make that deal with love?" I said grinning up at her

"You have a point" she answered letting out a puff of air

"You decided to sit down though?" I questioned

She was staring at her drink biting her lower lip as she said "It's for Caroline"

"Please, enlighten me." I pressed on

"She was so happy during the time you stayed with her. It was like her light was given back to her and she wasn't so concerned with everything bad that is always happening here." She shrugged her shoulders while turning to me "I guess whatever you were doing made her happy."

"It wasn't enough" I whispered throwing money down onto the bar and standing up

"Who said it wasn't enough?" she asked

"She did" I said as I turned to leave the bar.

I looked up at the sky and stood there for a minute wondering what it would take for Caroline to want me. I wondered if I stood here long enough if I could be purified by the rain, enough so that she could one day look at me with love.

I arrived home to find the house completely dark as I walked up to my room. This didn't surprise me since it was always dark, lonely and quite whenever I came home. I kicked off my shoes and was about to take off my shirt when I stilled

There is something about feeling alone ….

"Caroline?"

and finding out you are not alone at all.